Here's the Lowdown on Louis C.K.'s Surprise New TV Show, Horace and Pete

You now have a replacement for the stalled FX cult favorite Louie, and chances are it won't make you feel any more optimistic about your life. Yesterday, Louis C.K. released the first episode of his new web series, Horace and Pete, on his website (where you can watch it for $5). It stars C.K.—who also writes and directs the show—and Steve Buscemi as bar owners in Brooklyn. If it's anything like C.K.'s past projects and performances, it will leave you wallowing through darkly depressing comedy. But it's C.K., so it's a worthwhile wallow. Horace and Pete also stars Alan Alda, Edie Falco, and Aidy Bryant as a racist uncle, intrusive sister, and resentful daughter, respectively. You've been warned.

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